the size of the fight

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“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” – Dwight D Eisenhower (former president of the United States) hello doggie fans, i’m back! anne was telling me that some of you have been asking and asking how i’ve been doing and that […]

deep dive

Posted on 2 CommentsPosted in Bare Naked Wools, designing, patterns

if you’re on our mailing list, then you’ve been receiving many emails these last two weeks, each revealing a new pattern release from the Bare Naked Wools 2018 Ensemble collection. and now it’s finally time to show you my contribution—deep dive, a refined, lightweight pullover in ten sizes to knit in better breakfast fingering or any of […]

edison for president (please?)

Posted on 4 CommentsPosted in Bare Naked Wools, book reviews/events, designing, lace/shawls

if you receive our newsletter each week, you may already know that my edison shawl design made it into the mason-dixon march mayhem bracket, neck and shoulders category. O.M.G.—this was totally unexpected and thrilling; thank you ann and kay! and voting begins today, so don’t waste a minute—please skedaddle over to the MDK website to […]

un-hibernating

Posted on 11 CommentsPosted in Bare Naked Wools, designing, home and family

oh these little breaks that tell us spring is planning to come for a stay! we had the most beautiful skies this past weekend—blue, blue and clear. we don’t get many of these during any season in ohio, so a short string of them feels like a big treat. the temperatures are still low, but […]